Pysch Chapter 14
Deindividuation refers to
A loss of self awareness and self restraint in a group situation that fosters arousal and anonymity
Central route persuasion is most likely when people
Are naturally analytical
Social loafing is most likely to occur when
Audience members asked to applaud when a speaker is introduced
The just-world phenomenon often leads people to
Believe that victims of misfortune deserve to suffer
People are less likely to give aid if an emergency occurs in the presence of many observers. This is known as
Bystander Effect
To "brainwash" captured American soldiers during the Korean War, Chinese communists made effective use of
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal dispositions on another's behavior is called the
Fundamental Attribution Error
The ill-fated decision of president JFK and his advisers best illustrates the dangers of
Groupthink
Lavinia and Carla both think their baseball team is better without knowing about their teams. This is called
In group bias
Aggression-replacement programs are most likely to advise parents to avoid
Modeling violence
Prejudice is most likely to develop as a way of justifying
Social inequalities
GRIT attepmts to reduce conflicts through
Superordinate goals
The impact of the foot-in-door phenomenon is most clearly illustrated by
The destructive obedience of participants in the Milgram experiments
The participants in Phillip Zimbardo's Stanford prison study
Were so endangered by their role playing experience that the study was discontinued
During a test, Abe copied many answers off of students around him. He felt bad about doing it until he convinced himself copying isn't wrong if students are careless enough to expose their answers. Which theory best explains why Abe change his attitude towards cheating?
Cognitive dissonance
A store owner charges black customers more than Hispanic customers for the very same merchandise. This store owner is engaging in
Discrimination
Individuals who believe the death penalty should be abolished meet to discuss the issue. Research on group interaction suggests that after the discussion the individuals will be
Even more convinced the death penalty should be abolished
Solomon Asch reported that individuals conformed to a groups judgement of the lengths of lines
Even when the group judgement was clearly incorrect